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Friday, November 26, 2027
Born
- Mary Walker (doctor) –
- Karl Ziegler (chemist) –
- Frances Dee (film star of the 1930s and 40s) –
- Cyril Cusack (actor) –
- Eric Sevareid (newscaster) –
- Charles Schulz (creator of Peanuts comic strip) –
- George Segal (sculptor) –
- Robert Goulet (actor) –
- Tina Turner (singer) –
- Bruce Paltrow (director & producer) –
- John McVie (musician) –
- Dale Jarrett (race car driver) –
- Natasha Bedingfield (singer) –
- Trevor Morgan (actor) –
Died
- Tommy Dorsey (bandleader) –
- Stan Berenstain (co-creator of The Berenstain Bears book series) –
Events
- The first lion was exhibited in the U.S., in Boston, MA –
- Oldest social college fraternity in continuous existence, Kappa Alpha Society, founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York –
- Public streetcar service began in New York City –
- First major football game played indoors, Chicago Coliseum, Illinois –
- National Hockey League established at Montreal, after talks that started on November 22. –
- Archeologist Howard Carter opened second doorway to tomb of Tutankhamen –
- The movie Casablanca premiered in New York City –
- France’s first satellite, Asterix 1, launched –
- Comedian Milton Berle married Lorna Adams –
- Thelma Chalifoux was the first Metis woman to become a Canadian senator (Alberta) –
- A buoy recorded a 75-foot wave off Cape Mendocino, California –
Weather
- A late-season hurricane brushed the east coast with gales and heavy rain –
- A blizzard struck North Dakota –
- 1.5 inches of rain fell in 1 minute in Barot, Guadeloupe, setting a world record –